Lepus alleni

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: Lepus alleni is associated with common dense scrub . This species is nocturnal and crepuscular (Best and Henry 1993). In Arizona, L. alleni occurs in a variety of habitats , but is most common in areas with desert shrub and grasses (Best and Henry 1993). In areas of southern Arizona where Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana) has become established population numbers of L. alleni have been declining (Best and Henry 1993). In Mexico, L. alleni is sited along coastal foothills, low and open grasslands, and the arid upper-tropical subzone (Best and Henry 1993). The average home range is 642.8 ha (Swihart 1986). The breeding season extends from January to October and gestation is approximately 42 days (Vorhies and Taylor 1933). L. alleni is capable of having seven litters per year with an average litter size of 1.93 (Flinders and Chapman 2003). It is estimated that L. alleni reaches sexual maturity between seven to 11 months, based on related species (Lepus, californicus, L. callotis, and L. flavigularis) (AMCELA pers. comm. ).

Studies analyzing stomach content determined the diet of L. alleni. Various grass species (45%), mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) (36%) and several cacti species (7.8%) constituted the bulk of their intake (Vorhies and Taylor 1933). Overall percentages varied according to seasonal precipitation (Flinders and Chapman 2003). The total length is 55.3-67.0 cm (Hall and Kelson 1959). Specimen measurements , from the National Mammalogy Collection at UNAM (CNMA), show that L. a. tiburonensis tends to be smaller with total length ranging from 50.0-60.5 cm (AMCELA pers. comm. ).[1].

List of Habitats:

•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.5     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.5     Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     8     Desert   
  
•     8.1     Desert - Hot   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Aug-2007

There are currently three recognized subspecies , Lepus alleni alleni, L. a. palitans, and L. a. tiburonensis (Hall 1981).[1].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lepus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 58 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. alleni (Antelope Jack Rabbit) · L. alleni alleni (Antelope Jack Rabbit) · L. americanus (Snowshoe Rabbit) · L. americanus americanus (Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus klamathensis (Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus seclusus (Bighorn Mountain Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus tahoensis (Sierra Nevada Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus washingtonii (Washington Snowshoe Hare) · L. arcticus (Arctic Hare) · L. arcticus arcticus (Arctic Hare) · L. brachyurus (Japanese Hare) · L. brachyurus brachyurus (Japanese Hare) · L. californica (Black-Tailed Jack Rabbit) · L. californicus (Black-Tailed Jack Rabbit) · L. californicus bennettii (Black-Tailed Jackrabbit) · L. californicus californicus (Black-Tailed Jack Rabbit) · L. callotis (Beautiful-Eared Jack Rabbit) · L. callotis callotis (Beautiful-Eared Jack Rabbit) · L. callotis gaillardi (White-Sided Jackrabbit) · L. capensis (European Hare) · L. capensis capensis (Brown Hare) · L. castroviejoi (Broom Hare) · L. comus (Yunnan Hare) · L. coreanus (Korean Hare) · L. corsicanus (APPENINE HARE) · L. europaeus (European Brown Hare) · L. fagani (Ethiopian Hare) · L. flavigularis (Tehuantepec Jack Rabbit) · L. granatensis (Iberian Hare) · L. granatensis granatensis (Granada Hare) · L. habessinicus (Abyssinian Hare) · L. hainanus (Chinese Pinyin) · L. insularis (Espiritu Santo Jackrabbit) · L. mandshuricus (Manchurian Hare) · L. microtis (African Savanna Hare) · L. nigricollis (Black-Napped Hare) · L. nigricollis nigricollis (Indian Hare) · L. oiostolus (Woolly Hare) · L. oiostolus oiostolus (Woolly Hare) · L. oistolus (Woolly Hare) · L. othus (Beringian Hare) · L. othus othus (Alaskan Hare) · L. peguensis (Siamese Hare) · L. saxatilis (Savannah Hare) · L. saxatilis saxatilis (Scrub Hare) · L. sinensis (Chinese Hare) · L. sinensis sinensis (Chinese Hare) · L. starcki (Ethiopian Highland Hare) · L. tibetanus (Desert Hare) · L. timidus (Eurasian Arctic Hare) · L. timidus timidus (Arctic Hare) · L. tolai (Tolai Hare) · L. townsendi (White-Tailed Jack Rabbit) · L. townsendii (White-Tailed Jack Rabbit) · L. townsendii campanius (White-Tailed Jackrabbit) · L. townsendii townsendii (Western White-Tailed Jackrabbit) · L. victoriae (African Savanna Hare) · L. yarkandensis (Yarkland Hare)

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Lagomorph Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 20, 2008.
• Lagomorph Specialist Group 1996. Lepus alleni. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• Mexican Association for Conservation and Study of Lagomorphs (AMCELA), Romero Malpica, F.J. & Rangel Cordero, H. 2008. Lepus alleni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology Mammal Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 107241
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-727808
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180114
• IUCN ID: 219145
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAEB03070
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 16744

Footnotes

1. Mexican Association for Conservation and Study of Lagomorphs (AMCELA), Romero Malpica, F.J. & Rangel Cordero, H. 2008. Lepus alleni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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